Adding Food Before You Eat

SummerLovesPhil
SummerLovesPhil Posts: 242 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Does anyone else do this? I have been partially populating my diary so I know what my plan is (and so I remember what I put in my sandwich), then adding or subtracting as I eat.
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  • Dahllywood
    Dahllywood Posts: 642 Member
    Yeah I do it fairly often, especially if I know I'm going to be busy later in the day.
  • CivicSista
    CivicSista Posts: 459 Member
    I do this too. Helps me stay on track
  • KatelynHonkomp
    KatelynHonkomp Posts: 1
    I do the same thing so I know what I can eat and what I can't.
  • misalillstead
    misalillstead Posts: 407 Member
    I do this all the time! It helps to keep me on track! :)
  • juan_carlos_f
    juan_carlos_f Posts: 3
    Yea, I started doing this to keep some boundaries...if I don't log it, I don't eat it...
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    Yep.

    I can also say ... holy crap, that's THAT many calories? Maybe I'll just have a half portion -- if I've pre-entered it :D
  • Melindaleigh12
    Melindaleigh12 Posts: 34
    That strategy has helped me alot!. Especially if I know I'm going out to eat, I have it all planned before I go so I don't have to annoy my dinner date with checking the calories on everything before I order :)
  • missjewl
    missjewl Posts: 214 Member
    I plan out my days like that everyday with the exception of the weekends. It just makes it easier to track while im at work and I can pack my meals accordingly.
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    I do every day. Try to make it a game.
  • docktorfokse
    docktorfokse Posts: 473 Member
    I do this. recently i've started logging my entire day a night before just so i can have a ballpark estimate of what i'll be eating. i try to stick to my plan throughout the day and make adjustments as i go. so far it's helped me not overeat, especially on long work nights when i'm closing at a pizza store.
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    Yep.

    I can also say ... holy crap, that's THAT many calories? Maybe I'll just have a half portion -- if I've pre-entered it :D

    That too.
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    I do it all the time. It helps plan your calories for the day! :smile:
  • jiigglybutt
    jiigglybutt Posts: 345 Member
    I only do it when I'm waiting for something to finish cooking.

    if, like someone mentioned above, I'm making a complicated sandwich for example, I write all the ingredients down and log it later.
  • Watchmeshrink21
    Watchmeshrink21 Posts: 69 Member
    i do !
  • JonathonMars
    JonathonMars Posts: 358 Member
    Every day! Helps me to try to keep a balance of different kinds of food, too!
  • jessicataylor2
    jessicataylor2 Posts: 150
    I usually do this. I find it easier to make healthy choices when you start off knowing what you're going to be eating. That way you can go straight to it instead of lingering around pizza or burgers and giving in.
  • huck23
    huck23 Posts: 116 Member
    I do, it helps plan dinner
  • jenj1313
    jenj1313 Posts: 898 Member
    Yep... I do it a lot. Helps me stay on track. I just have to be careful not to finalize the entry before I mean to!
  • giantruss
    giantruss Posts: 100
    Yep me too
  • AZKristi
    AZKristi Posts: 1,801 Member
    I definitely do this. It helps me stay on track even though i don't have access to MFP all day.
  • sarahdee2007
    sarahdee2007 Posts: 257
    Yes, it helps me to plan ahead. Although when plans change, I always wonder how many calories I have (when I'm not at home)
  • sheri02r
    sheri02r Posts: 486 Member
    Yep! sometimes I do.
  • chauncyrenayCHANGED
    chauncyrenayCHANGED Posts: 788 Member
    Nope. I unfortunately don't like to do anything that I'm supposed to do.
    Pre-logging my food is a sure way for me to rebel against myself by eating whatever I want.
    *Hanging head in shame :)
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    For the most part, I log before I eat. It always helps to plan ahead! But realize that sometimes life does happen! :)
  • jenbusick
    jenbusick Posts: 528 Member
    Yep. It helps me plan.
  • petreebird
    petreebird Posts: 344 Member
    Yep, I totally do this!! Helps me remember what I'm cooking for dinner. :bigsmile:
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    Best way to do it. Doing it AFTER the fact is not meal planning. It is simply recording. This is the best way to stay on track since you see the bad choices BEFORE you commit them. That being said. I do it when I can... Often it does not work out that way when you are in unforseen circumstances (depending on spousal meals that you don't know what they will be, etc.) :bigsmile:
  • foot2wood
    foot2wood Posts: 149 Member
    I do it while i'm cooking the meal i'm about to eat or if i wanna see how it will fit into my day and what it will leave me with near the end. So i do this for at least one meal a day too.
  • TanyaCurtis
    TanyaCurtis Posts: 630
    I always make sure to plan at least a day or two ahead. I do well then:)
  • iwantahealthierme13
    iwantahealthierme13 Posts: 337 Member
    I do it before too, usually. Unless I know it's something that doesn't have that many calories or is packaged with the calories written on it. I have begun to think about food in calories and nutrients as I am learning what they are for all the foods I eat I will probably get used to this and log afterwards.

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